Bushan.

This city, which was later known as "the first ancient city in Guangxi", was the seat of Yulin County for 600 years in this era...

Suddenly, the sound of deafening footsteps sounded in this city and county with beautiful mountains and rivers.

A person's footsteps are "stampede"!

The footsteps of 30,000 people are "boom, boom!" ”

The sound constantly echoes in the valley, continuously, reverberating... That endless sense of oppression instantly shrouded the sky over Bushan Castle County!

-- Lu Jiajun's large-scale pressure on the border.

- The blood-colored remnant sun, the black clouds crush the city.

The rushing car and countless ladders have appeared at the end of the field of vision, and the Lu family's army is in good order.

Each legion seems to have its mission in mind...

Looking at each of them again, their eyes were like torches, as if in their eyes... The Bushan City in front of him is vulnerable to a snap of a finger.

For this Lu family army that has won all battles and incorporated Shanyue, they do have this confidence!

In front of the military formation, a high platform was erected, and the incense case was placed on the footsteps, holding the edict of Wu Hou high, and reading it for him:

“…… With Dingwei Captain Lu Xun leading the post of general of the south, breaking through the Yulin and taking Hepu in January, breaking through Jiaozhi before the winter solstice, waiting for the triumph of the three armies, and drinking and chatting with all the soldiers! ”

While speaking, Buqi went left and right to find Lu Xun.

"Without further ado, the military situation is like fire, and I hope that General Lu will give an order immediately... Hey? What about General Lu? ”

Suddenly, Bu Qi found that Lu Xun, who was supposed to go up to the high platform with him, was nowhere to be found...

After looking around again, I realized...

Lu Xun is greeting Lu Ji, who has just arrived here and was rescued by the tiger's mouth.

The "two brothers" who are "of similar age and separated by generations" are embracing each other in front of the battle at the moment...

And Bu Qi can clearly feel it.

It seems that the embrace of the two brothers can infect the morale of the three armies more than the edict of Wu Hou that he read out in steps, and make every child of the Lu family army boil.

"No wonder..."Bu Qi on the high platform sighed with emotion: "No wonder Lu Boyan insisted on waiting for this Lu Ji to be rescued before attacking the city, it seems that this Lu Ji will not return, and the Lu family army is not there..."

"Hehe, I misunderstood him, but... It's better this way, Soochow needs such talents! ”

Because it was the mobilization of the army before the siege ...

Sun Ru, as a woman, did not rush to the front of the battle, she stood on a high place outside the camp tent, looking at the place.

She saw Lu Xun and Lu Ji hugging each other.

Sun Ru was finally able to let out a long breath.

"-This catastrophe of Bo Yan has finally passed, right?"

…

…

On the top of the city of Bushan, there were already many bows and arrows.

Wood, arrows and stones are readily available, and a cadre of soldiers is ready to fight.

But inexplicably seeing such a number of Lu Jiajun, seeing the military formation that was ready to go and ready to fight, everyone's hearts were extremely heavy.

They felt as if they had a premonition.

In terms of combat effectiveness alone, in terms of experience in offensive and defensive warfare, I am afraid that even if their Jiaozhou troops triple their strength, they will not be Lu Jiajun, let alone Lu Xun's opponent.

Nanhai County and Cangwu County are examples of the past.

Over the years, Jiaozhou has been under the rule of the Shibian family... It's too comfortable.

It was the huge eight-bull crossbow, and the sound of "squeak" and "squeak" when the winch rotated was endless.

It was the first time that many Jiaozhou soldiers had seen such a large crossbow...

However, after all, there are only ten, and there are only more than 100 crossbow arrows.

If it is said that with this big guy, he can resist the siege of the Lu family's army, many people think that it is tantamount to a fantasy, but now it is at this point, and the dead horse is regarded as a live horse doctor... If you bite the bullet, you can only choose to believe them.

The Shihui on the tower of the city seems to have replaced the seventy-year-old uncle Shiyi and become the new backbone here.

He shouted: "Each of these eight bull crossbows needs a hundred people, and you all come to help..."

In fact, to operate the Eight Bull Crossbow, some delicate steps must be operated by professional people, such as aiming, but some hard work, such as winch winch machine...

These defenders can still help.

At the time of the arrival, many people flocked to the eight-ox crossbow.

As the winch shaft rotates, the pulleys at the three longbows continue to move backwards, and the front, main and rear bows are also pulled at the same time, and the traction hook is almost flush with the trigger.

Even so...

Each eight-bull crossbow still has to have several strong men, firmly hold the winch to avoid the "trigger" cannot be pressed.

"Hum—"

The eight-bull crossbow, which has completed these steps, plays a "buzzing" tremble, five, six, eight... Eight bows have been drawn into a full moon.

In an instant, these eight buzzing tremors seemed to converge into a huge momentum that soared into the sky, as if the entire Bushan City was trembling violently.

Distance... Eight bull crossbows and ten crossbows are fired in unison, just waiting for the last two to be fully stringed!

Speaking of which, although Shi Yi is the commander here, he is over seventy years old after all, if he is not nervous, right?

In this intolerable atmosphere, my hands couldn't stop shaking...

First of all, his right hand trembled, he was afraid that it would be seen and affect his morale, so he put his hands behind his back and held his right hand with his left hand, but he was infected by his right hand, and his left hand also trembled.

His heart trembled.

"If... If these eight-bull crossbows can't defeat the enemy with one blow, then... That's not just Yulin, I'm afraid it's Hepu, I'm afraid it's Jiaozhi, I'm afraid that even Jiuzhen will fall!"

"This arrow is the hope of the whole Jiaozhou, the six generations of the Shi family, the hope of all-"

Shi Yi was already a little afraid to look at it.

It's too much pressure.

Not only him, but every move of these ten eight-ox crossbows tugs the hearts of all the defenders...

There was a lieutenant general next to Shi Yi who was discussing.

"How far are we from the army formation of the Lu family?"

"I guess it's more than 800 steps, right?"

"How many steps did Lu Buyuan shoot the halberd back then?"

"One hundred and fifty steps! Or more to say..."

"People say that the red rabbit among the horses, and the Lu Bu among the people, is this eight-bull crossbow... Can you top five and a half Lu Bu? ”

With the talk of the adjutant general... Everyone's brows were deeply condensed, the tension in their hearts was overflowing, and the entire atmosphere here became a little suffocating.

"General..."A deputy general asked Shi Yi, he actually wanted to ask, if he wanted to prepare his horse in advance, in case the city broke and fled as soon as possible, it was still too late.

Ke Shiyi seemed to see his thoughts, he shook his head slightly, "Where else can I run?" This seems to be Shouyulin, but in fact, it is Shoujiaozhou! ”

"Jiaozhou and Lu Jiajun... There is only one battle left! This battle is either his death or my life..."

"And... Let's take a look, right? ”

It's hard for him, a seventy-year-old man, to resist such pressure.

Even if his heart is hesitant, he still has to pretend that Mount Tai has collapsed in front of him and his face has not changed.

When the general... It's too hard to be a commander.

Especially the phrase "Let's take a look"...

It's helplessness;

But it's also a ray of light in the darkness!

"Please, let this arrow... Let's get into the soul—'

…

…

Yulim-gun, 800 steps away from Bushan Castle.

In front of the two armies, Lu Xun hugged Lu Ji.

"Gongji, you're back... You're finally back! ”

Although there are countless little Jiujiu from the bottom of his heart, in front of the Lu family army, in front of the Lu family, Lu Xun must show his welcome to this "patriarch".

Of course, Lu Xun also knew that with his credit for saving Lu Ji this time, even if Lu Ji came back, he still couldn't shake his position in the Lu family's army.

Having said that, Lu Ji became famous at a young age, and in Sun Ce's era, he often went in and out of Sun Ce's mansion, and sat at the same table with Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Qin Song and others, and even when discussing 'At present, the four seas have not yet been peaceful, and it is necessary to use force to pacify all places', he said surprisingly, 'Guan Yiwu was appointed prime minister under the Duke of Qi Huan, gathered the princes nine times, and ruled the world, without the use of military vehicles'"

It can also be seen from here that Lu Ji was deeply influenced by Confucianism, and he advocated morality rather than advocating martial arts.

In addition, Lu Ji has a leg disease and is a cripple... It is clear that it is impossible to lead the army.

Seeing him limping, there was no doubt that Lu Xun was a lot more relieved.

"Is Gongji okay?"

Lu Xun patted Lu Ji's shoulder.

"Shi Xie didn't embarrass me." Lu Ji looked around at the battle, "Is Bo Yan planning to attack the city?" ”

"This Jiaozhou scholar is extremely hateful, and he actually captured Gongji to threaten me... I was caught between a rock and a dilemma, and now... Gongji is back... Nothing can stop our Lu Jiajun from stepping into this lush forest! ”

While speaking, Lu Xun motioned to the high platform, "General Buqi is still on the stage, Gongji is the head of the Lu family, so you will give orders, right?" ”

Lu Xun, this is humble...

Of course, it is impossible for him to calculate Lu Ji's performance like this, and his limping image is not destined to be like this.

- "I didn't expect that Gongji has been in Jiaozhou all these years, and his leg disease has become even worse, this is God helping me!"

Really...

"Bo Yan, you know my preferences, I like astronomy, calendar, arithmetic, but I don't like to command the army, besides, I have been in Yulin all these years, and the Lu family army has been led by you, and now you have saved me, you are my benefactor, and you are the real head of the Lu family!"

With Lu Ji's words, Lu Xun was extremely pleased, and what he was waiting for was this sentence.

However, the more times like this, and in front of Lu Jiajun, he still has to maintain his consistent demeanor.

"Public discipline... In this way, you and I will take the stage together, let's give orders together, and Jiaozhou will threaten the Lu family with public discipline, and we will avenge this revenge together-"

As he spoke, Lu Xun helped Lu Ji to the stage together.

Suddenly, the Lu Jiajun in the audience was thunderous.

"Break the city—"

"Break the city—"

"Break the city—"

The sound shook the sky...

The morale of the three armies is high, as if the Lu family army is only one "order" from Lu Xun and Lu Ji to break through this Bushan City!

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…

Upstairs in Bushan Castle.

With the earth-shattering sound coming from the Lu family's army array, the last two eight-bull crossbows were also ready to go.

"Hehe..."

Listening to the high shouts of the Lu family, Shi Hui laughed lightly, he raised his head slightly, looked ahead, and looked at the high platform built by the Lu family.

He recalled that when he was in the Shuishui Villa, after he had been able to master the operation of the eight-bull crossbow, he specially went to visit Guan Lin, the fourth son of Guan.

At that time, he asked Guan Lin a question straight to the point.

"Fourth son, I've tried this eight-bull crossbow many times, and the power is really good... It can crush stone steps, if it is ten in unison, it can shake the mountains and crush the rocks... It is indeed enough to take a person's life 800 steps away. ”

"It's just... There is one thing to ask for advice below, that is, how to choose the timing of the use of this eight-bull crossbow? Is it in the middle of a battle when the enemy is close to the city? Give a surprise attack... Or before the war? ”

"In addition to that, there are... And how to maximize the power of this eight-bull crossbow? ”

Shihui's question, in Guan Lin's opinion, was expected.

After all, such "Song Dynasty" crossbows are too advanced in this era, and the corresponding tactics and playing methods are blank.

Referring to the Song Dynasty...

Xiao Tzu Rin, a famous general of the Liao State, showed off his might in front of the battle, and was killed by the Song army's three-bow crossbow, that is, the eight-bull crossbow, so as to deter the Liao soldiers and win without a fight!

Because of this crossbow, the Liao State shook up and down, and the Empress Dowager Xiao did not go to court for five days and was forced to negotiate peace with the Song Dynasty.

That is, the famous in history - "The Alliance of the Abyss".

Considering the record of "History of Liao": "Tart Rin is young and generous, talented and strategic, and knowledgeable in astronomy." ”

It can be known that this commander of the Liao army is by no means a reckless man who does not have long brains.

So... Let's just use him as a template.

How the Song army used the eight-bull crossbow against the Liao, let Jiaozhou use the eight-bull crossbow against the Lu family's army.

Guan Lin's answer to Shihui was, "The one who forces the two armies fights, and the commander of the superior side often pretends to be forced in front of the battle to show off his might... In order to boost morale, and if you want to pretend to be forced, you must build a high platform, mobilize the three armies, and command the overall situation..."

"Therefore, the best time to launch the Eight Bull Crossbow is not a sudden attack in the middle of the battle, because although the Eight Bull Crossbow is powerful and has a long range, the loading steps are too slow, even if it is a range of damage, in fact... I can't really kill many people in the battle, but in front of the battle... Aim at the high platform, aim at the thief who shows off his power and pretends to be forced, not necessarily shoots the man and shoots the horse first, but the thief must capture the king first! ”

Guan Lin's words, Shi Hui silently wrote them all down.

To sum up, it is "the forced person is forced to be qualified, who is pretending to be forced... Shoot whoever you want. ”

Absolutely

Shi Hui looked like he had been taught, and immediately bowed to Guan Lin...

Standard Confucian etiquette was used.

But Guan Lin felt very embarrassed, he made money with tears and blood, and let others act as his own thugs, and people had to thank us!

How can there be such brazen people in this world?

Guan Lin felt a little unbearable in his heart, so he made a special trip to ask Shihui to take Yulin's map...

And it doesn't matter if you don't look at it, take a look... Guan Lin is happy.

Bushan Castle is backed by mountains, and there are only two gates left to attack the city, and no matter which one you attack, you have to attack from the mountains in front of Bushan Castle...

This mountain is only 800 steps away from Bushan Castle.

In other words, Yulin's Zhishubu Mountain City is simply surrounded by mountains...

In this way, there is more room for these eight-bull crossbows to play.

Guan Lin waved his hand and pointed to the mountain in front of Bushan City, "The enemy army attacking the city must assemble and line up under this mountain..."

"So, actually, the easier way, you can arrange a large number of rocks in advance halfway up the mountain..."

"The eight-bull crossbow may not be easy to hit, but it is still easy to find the position of such a big mountain and such a large stone step, as long as the stone is well clothed, it only needs the eight-bull crossbow to hit the stone in a certain position, which can cause countless gravel to fall..."

"At that time, Lu Jiajun will either be stoned to death, or shot by the next round of eight-bull crossbows, or flee early... So you can break the enemy with no effort! ”

At that time, Guan Lin actually had a playful taste when he told this.

He just said it casually, for fear that he would talk on paper and mislead people's children...

He repeatedly stressed that when the time comes to arrange these eight-ox crossbows, we must analyze specific problems in detail.

I never thought that Shi Hui would write down all of this, and sent someone to inform Shi Yi in advance, and now... The gravel on the mountain has long been ready.

Wait for the landing army to line up, and wait for the landing Xun to pretend to be forced!

"Whew-"

With a heavy breath, Shi Hui's eyes gradually condensed.

"The first and second eight-ox crossbows are aimed at the people on the wooden platform!"

"All the rest of the eight-bull crossbows will shoot into the mountains according to the points set this morning!"

His voice was so high that it shook the entire city tower.

Commanded to get here... The emblem of the priest raised the banner of the order,

"Listen to me, launch—"

For a time, ten eight-ox crossbows released the winch shaft, and the trigger automatically moved forward, followed by ... It's not the "whoosh" and "whoosh" sound of ten thousand arrows firing at once...

It's "buzz, buzz—"

The arrow pierced the air, and the bowstring rebounded violently against the air, making a high-pitched whistling sound.

A wave of earth-shattering sounds rose to the sky, and this time the entire city tower really seemed to be trembling, trembling violently...

Everyone couldn't help but look at this huge arrow, and they were like divine arrows falling from the sky, as if even the air could be cut, and the castration was amazing!

And all this only took two or three breaths, so fast that it even made people think... Aren't they dazzled?

Then.

Shi Hui's voice came out again.

"On the arrow... Don't be stunned, put on the arrows again—"

"Quick, quick—"

…

Over there, Lu Xun helped Lu Ji onto the high platform, and Buqi watched the performance of this pair of brothers.

He was not in a hurry to urge, he knew that this performance would help to boost the morale of the three armed forces!

He couldn't help but sigh.

- "This Lu Boyan really has a set, you can be sure that he is a loyal minister!"

Buqi's mind was in a hurry.

Standing on this wooden building, Lu Ji seemed to suddenly think of something.

He thought to himself, as if he had been frightened by some kind of shock.

He lowered his voice, opened his mouth quickly, and came out in a voice that only Lu Xun could hear:

- "Bo Yan, you should know... I have completed the drawing of the "Armillary Map", annotated the "I Ching" and "Taixuan Jing", the magic of nature and the mystery of the universe... It gives me a feeling of insight into what's to come! ”

“… I... I actually calculated that my life was short, and the scene of my own death that I saw in my mind was... And with this tall wooden building, and between this mountain, before these tens of thousands of soldiers... Same... It's exactly the same! ”

Speaking of this, Lu Ji grabbed Lu Xun's hand: "Bo Yan, I have an ominous premonition, let's withdraw from the army, let's withdraw from the army!" We're not going to attack this city... Let's stop fighting! ”

It's no wonder that Lu Ji would say such unpredictable words...

Lu Ji in history, because he likes these astronomy and geography too much, and he seems to have a new understanding of "Armillary Diagram", "I Ching", and "Taixuan Jing"...

And a deep epiphany... Reach some kind of transcendent state.

Therefore, in history, he really felt that his life was coming to an end, and even wrote a eulogy for himself himself!

- "There are Han Zhishi Wu Jun Lu Ji, Youdun "Poems" and "Books", long play "Li" and "Yi", ordered to go south, suffer from illness and doom, suffer from eternal life, and cry and sorrow!

Even before he died, he wrote another prophecy, which was roughly as follows:

- The world is about to be unified!

I don't know if it's "Zhou Yi", or superpowers, in short... Lu Ji is not just Huai Tang, he really has this ability, unpredictable ability.

Merely...

"Haha..."Lu Xun smiled, he still muttered in his heart, how come this clan uncle has become so timid in Yulin for a few years, and immediately said in a mocking tone: "How is public discipline..."

Four words just blurted out.

Lu Xun heard a "buzzing" sound in his ears, which came from the Nabu Mountain Tower.

Lu Ji seemed to have predicted something, and hurriedly hid behind Lu Xun, holding his head in his hands...

Lu Xun also subconsciously gave birth to a sense of foreboding.

And when he raised his eyes and looked at the castle tower of Nabu Mountain.

But in the sky, several huge crossbow arrows were bursting towards their Lu family's army.

- "This is shooting from the castle tower?"

- "How can it be so far?"

Hurry, too fast!

Lu Xun only felt that his pupils shrank, and his heart "clicked"...

He subconsciously wanted to escape...

But with the sound of "boom", the first huge crossbow bolt has been smashed down, hitting the wooden building alive, and suddenly, the sawdust flies sideways, and the entire wooden building collapses instantly, and it falls to the ground with a bang.

Lu Xun only felt that countless wooden blocks were pressing on his body...

In the dust... He could still faintly see Lu Ji's vague shadow, and even he could see that General Buqi was also overwhelmed by a large number of wooden blocks...

Just then, a second huge crossbow bolt struck again.

In Lu Xun's dazed eyes, the crossbow bolt accurately exploded on the sawdust and exploded at the position of the step.

Lu Xun clearly saw...

The huge bolts... The corner of the blade has already penetrated the entire person of General Buqi.

"Wow-"

He even heard the "boom" of the crossbow arrows, and the wails of Buqi on his deathbed.

Maybe...

This can no longer be called penetration, because the crossbow bolt not only penetrates through the body of the stepper, but even... The heavy wooden pole had smashed him into mud again.

The whole scene, even through the smoke and dust, Lu Xunyou felt shocked...

At this moment, Lu Xun couldn't think about it anymore...

- How could such a huge crossbow shoot so far?

At this moment, he can only pray, pray that after these two arrows, there will be no third arrow, no fourth arrow...

Otherwise... He... He must have confessed here.

Quiet...

Except for the dust and smoke in the sky, there is silence here.

Lu Xun only felt a "buzzing" in his ears, he couldn't even see Lu Jiajun, and he couldn't hear Lu Jiajun's voice.

Where are they?

At this moment, Lu Xun is looking forward to it, come quickly, save him, save him...

He tried his best to be the patriarch of the Lu family, he had planned all his life, he... He can't die here!

Somebody get him out of this damn wood.

- "Are there only two arrows?"

Lu Xun just thought of this...

- "Boom! ”

- "Boom..."

It seemed to be the sound of the mountains trembling, Lu Xun didn't know what was happening, but he suddenly seemed to have regained his hearing in his ears, and he could hear the roar of the Lu Jiajun around him.

“… It's a landslide! Come on! ”

"Stones, a lot of rocks have fallen!"

"The two Lu patriarchs are still inside..."

"Run... If you don't run, it's too late. ”

"Ahh

There was already a terrible wail after being hit by a stone...

Bang...

Bang... The sound of boulders falling is endless.

Lu Xun finally knew, it's not that there are no crossbow arrows, but... Instead, the remaining huge bolts were shot at the mountains.

These Jiaozhou people... They... They are going to bury Lu Jiajun alive!

For a while, the entire Lu family army was in a roar and wailed...

Everywhere there were sounds of flight, terrible shouts.

On the other hand, upstairs in Bushan City... Shi Hui looked at the Lu family army in surprise and waited for the strict formation, and the army was neat... to the picture of collapsing overnight and fleeing in all directions.

At this moment, no one in the Lu family, who has always been known for his strict military discipline, dared to step forward to save the three people buried under the wooden building.

At this moment, the Lu family army, who had won a hundred battles and had never tasted defeat, fled in a hurry like lost dogs.

At this moment, the Jiaozhou scholars, including so many soldiers, from the South China Sea, from the Cangwu... All the grievances received seem to be released.

- Boom...

The rocks on the mountain keep falling... Keep smashing down!

From time to time, unlucky soldiers of the Lu family were hit by stones, and their flesh and blood were blurred... Lu Jiajun trampled on each other countless.

At times like this...

"Haha..."Shi Hui laughed, his eyes were red, and he waved the command flag again, "Shoot!" Keep shooting! ”

He has been able to determine...

This eight-bull crossbow, this eight-bull crossbow purchased from Guan Sigongzi at a great price!

Today is bound to be - into the soul!

"Shoot-"

"Shoot me—"

The emblem seemed to be immersed.

It turns out that the feeling of hitting the enemy is so wonderful!

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(End of chapter)